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Climbed Every Mountain - The Story Behind the Sound of Music

Sue Perkins uncovers the true story of The Sound of Music's Trapp Family Singers and witnesses Salzburg's first ever performance of the musical.

The Sound of Music is one of the most enduringly popular films ever made, yet behind it lies an even more astonishing family story.

Sue Perkins travels to Salzburg, Ellis Island and Vermont to discover how the family made a living in America as the Trapp Family Singers and eventually bought an estate in Vermont which looks uncannily like Austria. She also discovers that the ultimate feelgood story has dark undertones and is disliked by Austrians, and witnesses the first ever performance of the musical in Salzburg itself.

59 minutes

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Christmas Day 2015 12:15

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Role Contributor
Presenter Sue Perkins
Director Christopher Walker
Producer Christopher Walker
Executive Producer Judith Holder
Interviewed Guest Nicholas Hammond
Interviewed Guest Marko Feingold
Interviewed Guest Karl-Philippe von Maldenghem
Interviewed Guest Yukihiko Koyama
Interviewed Guest David Brenner
Interviewed Guest Peter Husty
Interviewed Guest Franz Wasner
Interviewed Guest Rosmarie von Trapp
Interviewed Guest Maria von Trapp
Interviewed Guest Elizabeth von Trapp
Interviewed Guest Kristina von Trapp
Interviewed Guest Sam von Trapp
Interviewed Guest Johannes von Trapp
Interviewed Guest Uwe Kroger
Interviewed Guest Laurence Maslon
Interviewed Guest Caroline Kleibel
Interviewed Guest Georg Steinitz

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